Tuesday 11 June 2013, Leeds
Clinical Practice and the Value of Narrative:
Analysing the Value and Application of Narrative and Stories in Delivering Healthcare
This seminar will look at the ways in which narratives of medicine and health function in the day-to-day world of everyday health, in areas such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment and user experience; and the engaged nature of these narratives as they work in the world of healthcare.
Presented by:
Professor Stuart Murray, School of English and Leeds Centre for Medical Humanities, University of Leeds
Professor Brendan Stone, School of English and Sheffield Centre for Medical Humanities, University of Sheffield
Leeds Centre for Medical Humanities, School of English, University of Leeds, Cavendish Road, Leeds LS2 9JT
12.30pm Registration;
1pm Welcome and Introduction;
4.15pm Close
To book and for more information please click here.
Stories, narrative, and representation are central to the understanding of the workings of medicine and healthcare. Both the experiences of service users and the very nature of health practice are narratives that have significant influence over the public conception of health provision; yet often the ways in which these representations work are unseen and misunderstood. This seminar will offer a set of examples of how such narratives work and their value in the delivery of healthcare.
This seminar will be composed of two sessions: ‘The Work of Narrative’ and ‘The Uses of Narrative: Stories of Social Engagement’. These sessions will concentrate on distinct areas: first, the ways in which narratives of medicine and health function in the day-to-day world of everyday health, in areas such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment and user experience; and second, the engaged nature of these narratives as they work in the world of healthcare. The sessions will involve looking at text (memoir, DSM-IV) and project case studies.
After you have attended this seminar you will be able to:
– better understand the workings and value of narrative in healthcare situations
– apply this understanding to your work and practice
– devise practical narrative-based initiatives in healthcare situations
This seminar is presented in partnership with the University of Leeds and Arts and Minds Network. To book and for more information please click here.
